Where does “baden” come from?
baden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bāden, from Old Dutch bathon, from Proto-West Germanic baþōn, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.
baden (Dutch): to bathe; plural of bad
Ancestry of “baden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bāden | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bathon | to bathe |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | baþōn | to bathe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baþōną | to bathe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |
Words derived from “baden”